Patrick McGrath

The Profile

British novelist known for psychological Gothic novels; author of Asylum and Spider.

Asylum (Italian edition titled Follia) is set in a 1959 Victorian psychiatric hospital. The novel's narrator is Dr. Peter; central characters include Stella, Max and Edgar. The book addresses femicide and pathological, consuming love. According to the review by Relator, Asylum was released in Italy in 1998 and is used in clinical psychology studies.

Relator's review praises Patrick McGrath's Asylum (Italian edition: Follia) for vivid descriptive power and psychological depth. The novel is set in a 1959 Victorian psychiatric hospital and explores pathological love, violence, and social/clinical responses to mental illness. The review notes the book's use in clinical psychology studies and its thematic focus on femicide.